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| Alex's
Paper Airplanes |
Learn how to make many different
paper airplanes (3-12) |
| Brainbashers |
A
collection of puzzles,
games and optical illusions (3-12) |
|
BrainConnection.com
-Brain Teasers |
Games
that train the brain (3-12) |
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CyberChase |
A variety of fun games
(K-12) |
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Enchanted
Learning |
A wide range of
subjects; interactive activities; labeled as elementary but
can be easily adapted for secondary |
| FunBrain |
Fun
activities (K-12) |
HighSchoolACE
(formerly High School Hub) |
Free
online academic resources for high school students which features learning
activities, an ongoing teen poetry contest, a reference collection,
college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics,
science, social studies, world languages, arts, health, music, and
technology |
| JigZone |
Online jigsaw puzzles (4-12) |
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KidsCom |
Games
(4-12) |
| Kids
Web |
Get
information about books, arts and crafts, fun and games, sports,
homework (1-6) |
|
Kids
Folder |
Learning activities specific to grade level
(K-12) |
|
Kids
Zone Book Adventure |
Help
in finding the book that's just right (K-6) |
| PBSKids |
Activities and games for PBS television
programming (K-3) |
| Time
for Kids |
Time Magazine; current
events, search and homework tools, games, explore, magazines (3-6) |
|
Vocabulary
Pinball |
Play pinball to learn
spelling and meaning of new words (3-6) |
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BrainTrack |
Comprehensive directory of US Colleges &
Universities (9-12) |
| Career
and College Resources |
A collection of online resources (9-12) |
| Fast Web |
College and scholarship searches;
financial aid tools page (9-12) |
| Go
College |
Investigate colleges and
financial help (9-12) |
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For Parents
 |
|
Parents’
Guide to the Information Superhighway |
Rules
and tools for families online from The Children’s Partnership;
comprehensive look at the information superhighway and what parents
should know to help their children use it safely and wisely (K-6) |
|
Internet
Searches
|
| Ask
for Kids |
A
“safe” web search tool that allows young people to ask questions in
everyday language (K-12) |
| CyberSleuth |
An Internet search guide for K-12
students (K-12) |
| iTools |
Search tools; language tools;
research tools (2-12) |
|
Ivy's
Search Engines for Kids |
A collection of search engines,
web guides and specialized search engines (animals, web cams, coloring
sheets and more) for kids (K-6) |
|
KidsClick! |
Web search engine for
kids contains more than 5,200 sites (4-8) |
Kid's
OLR
(Kid's Online Resources) |
Links
to a multitude of online resources by topic including Art/Music,
History, Zoos/Animals and more (4-8) |
| Kid's
Search Tools |
A collection of several different
kid friendly, kid safe search engines (4-8) |
| Search
Tools for Students |
Several
general and specialized search engines (4-12) |
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Internet Safety
|
| i-SAFE America |
A non-profit Internet safety
foundation, to bring Internet safety education and awareness to the youth
of this country (K-12) |
|
LSR7
Internet Safety |
Safety
guidelines for the Internet to discuss with your children and teens
(K-12) |
| Safe
Surfing |
Learn
about surfing the net safely and get a Surftificate (K-6) |
|
Security at Home: Child Safety Online |
Microsoft's guide for parents about keeping
children safe online (K-12) |
|
Surf
Swell |
From Disney; learn about internet
safety by visiting Privacy Falls, Virus Cave, Temple of Tact and
Challenge of Doom (K-6) |
|
Reference Resources |
Bartleby.com
Great Books Online |
Information
and reference tools; downloadable dictionaries and thesauri; Columbia
Encyclopedia; 70 volume Harvard Classics collection and the works of
Shakespeare; quotations, phrases, and proverbs (4-12) |
| Dictionary.com |
Type in the
word to retrieve definition and usage (2-12) |
| The Library Spot |
Links to
numerous online libraries, reference materials, periodicals, quotations,
books, literary criticism, poetry and speeches (6-12) |
| Merriam-Webster Online
|
More than
160,000 entries; each word is accompanied by definition, pronunciation,
usage, grammatical function, and a brief etymology (1-12) |
LSR7 In-District Resources
Culture Grams
Ebsco Host
Worldbook Online |
These resources may be accessed only
in-district. (2-12) |
|
Picture
Dictionary |
1,881 illustrated dictionary entries; each word is used in a meaningful example
sentence; most entries have
links to a related web sites (K-4) |
| Quoteland |
Extensive collection organized
by topic (2-12) |
| Thesaurus. com |
Type
in the word and synonyms will be returned (2-12) |
| Yahoo Reference |
Links to dictionaries,
thesauruses, quotations, libraries and more (3-12) |
|
Who2? for Students |
Find biographical information |
|
Encyclopedias
|
| Britannica Concise Encyclopedia |
Information
on the people, places, and events of yesterday and today (4-12) |
| Columbia Encyclopedia |
Contains
over 51,000 entries with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references
(4-12) |
|
Encarta Encyclopedia Center |
Articles; links; resources
(2-12) |
| Encyclopedia.com
|
Searchable encyclopedia
(2-12) |
|
Wikipedia |
Wide range of information and
resources (2-12) |
|
School / Homework Help
|
| A
Research Guide for Students |
Tools for students to conduct research and to
present their findings including search engines; writing and style guides;
access to virtual libraries; and more (8-12) |
| A+
Research and Writing |
Resources for writing a research paper (7-12) |
|
AOL@School |
Find homework help, learning games, facts,
tutorials and more (3-12) |
| Basic
Steps in the Research Process |
Includes
selecting a research topic; making source cards; finding
information within sources; writing a statement of purpose;
brainstorming research questions; writing a thesis statement; citing
sources; writing a conclusion, etc. (7-12) |
|
BJ
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper |
Homework
help (K-12) |
|
Bill
Nye the Science Guy |
Includes
a demo of
the day, highlights from the day’s television episode, and many science
resources (3-8) |
|
Calculators |
Includes date and time,
finance, geography (driving, flight), math, science |
| Citation Machine |
Fill in the blank format for creating
a bibliography; the site then assembles the bibliography (4-12) |
| Create
a Graph |
Easily
create many types of graphs and save as a picture file to use in your
document (K-12) |
| Easy
Bib |
A
website dedicated to helping writers create bibliographies; MLA 5th
edition and APA publications manual (3-12) |
|
General Research Tools for Secondary Students |
Links to many research tools (7-12) |
|
GeoNet |
Practice
your geography skills (4-12) |
|
Guide to Writing a
Basic Essay |
Step-by-step instructions for writing a basic
report (7-12) |
| High
School Ace |
Formerly High School Hub; Free
online academic resources which feature
subject guides for English,
mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, art, health,
music, and technology (9-12) |
|
Homework High |
Resources for completing homework (9-12) |
| How To
Study |
Tips on test taking, note taking,
managing study time, building vocabulary and more (5-12) |
|
How to Research |
Interactive site which uses a step-by-step approach
to teach students how to research (3-6) |
|
Keyboarding |
Practice
typing skills (3-12) |
| Internet
Public Library |
Developed for children ages 4-11;
topics include fun stuff, computers, sports, art and music, and much
more (K-6) |
|
Learning Express Library |
Learning resources and tools categorized into
elementary, middle school and high school (K-12) |
|
Map
Machine |
National
Geographic site; view and print any map in the world (3-12) |
| Shmoop:
Study Guides |
Study guides and resources
for literature; U.S. history; poetry (7-12) |
| QuizHub |
Educational
games, puzzles, and quizzes for middle school students (7-8) |
| The
Why Files |
Well-researched and clearly written investigations of current topics in
science; a new story every other week; scientific images
(4-12) |
